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nikolaposa/cascader
===================

Utility for creating objects in PHP from constructor parameters definitions.

1.3.0(5y ago)12237.5k—8.9%33MITPHPPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

Since Jun 9Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

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Cascader
========

[](#cascader)

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Cascader enables the creation of objects from array definitions that represent constructor parameters. Given the class name and creation options array, it will try to create a target object, also creating nested objects that may exist. Convenient as a factory for generic kind of objects.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The preferred method of installation is via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). Run the following command to install the latest version of a package and add it to your project's `composer.json`:

```
composer require nikolaposa/cascader
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$cascader = new Cascader();

$object = $cascader->create(RootObject::class, [
    'name' => 'foo',
    'sub_object' => [
        'category' => 'bar',
        'count' => 10,
    ],
    'is_active' => true,
]);
```

See [more examples](examples).

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Nikola Poša](https://github.com/nikolaposa)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

Released under MIT License - see the [License File](LICENSE) for details.

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity43

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 81% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~320 days

Total

5

Last Release

1983d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02017-06-11

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.0

1.3.0PHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/af5242d5454968c532cb32c3855f182f92ea1f833a67c03088aca866ddfb6ef6?d=identicon)[nikolaposa](/maintainers/nikolaposa)

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Top Contributors

[![nikolaposa](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6012807?v=4)](https://github.com/nikolaposa "nikolaposa (34 commits)")[![alexpts](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1306916?v=4)](https://github.com/alexpts "alexpts (4 commits)")[![acelaya](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2719332?v=4)](https://github.com/acelaya "acelaya (2 commits)")[![samsonasik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/459648?v=4)](https://github.com/samsonasik "samsonasik (1 commits)")[![szepeviktor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/952007?v=4)](https://github.com/szepeviktor "szepeviktor (1 commits)")

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Tags

cascadecascade-creationfactorygenericinstantiationfactoryinstantiategenericcascadecascade-creation

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

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